Cartons



A. A. URBINA Nov. 20, 1956 CARTON-S Filed Dec. 14, 1954 INVENTOR. v'/inhonj/ @immun i712 frafizvmfsi United States Patent() CARTONS AnthonyA. Urbina, New York, N. Y. Application December 14, 1954, Serial No.475,220

4 Claims. (Cl. 222-455) The present invention relates to containers forfinely divided material, and has special reference to cardboard cartonsfor detergent powder or other nely divided material for household use.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a container of thischaracter having novel and improved means for dispensing the contentsthereof .in measured quantities.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container in which suchdispensing means is so constructed that it does not add materially tothe cost of the container.

The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure l is a view in perspective of an upper corner portion of myimproved carton in its preferred form;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view corresponding to Fig. 2 but with the cartontilted into position to measure a quantity of its contents;

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the carton in position to discharge themeasured quantity; and

Fig. 6 is a reduced plan view of the blank from which the carton isformed.

The carton illustrated -in the drawing may be formed from a blank (Fig.6) and as customary is provided with front and rear walls 2 and 4, sidewalls 6 and 7, and top and bottom walls. The top and bottom walls areformed by llaps 8 on the ends of the front and rear walls, and llaps 10on the ends of the side walls. Upon folding the blank, the llaps 8 onthe rear wall 4 are folded over the corresponding aps on the front wall2. The end aps 10 on the side walls 6 and 7 are folded beneath the ilaps8, the aps 8 and 10 being pasted together. Also, the outer edge of theside wall 6 may be pro-vided with a narrow ange or ilap 12 which ispasted to the inner side of the outer margin of the front wall 2. Theends of the laps 8 of the front wall 2 may be provided with narrow tabs14 folded and pasted over :the ends of the side walls.

In accordance with the present invention, the ap 10 on the upper end ofthe side wall 6 instead of being pasted throughout its area to theunderside of the aps 8, it is folded on transverse lines 16 and 18, andthe ap is provided with a rectangular opening 20 having one of itslongitudinal walls parallel and adjacent 'to the fold line 16.

The side wall 6 is further provided with an opening 22 which extendssubstantially the width of the side wall. This opening is provided bycutting a tab 24 in the side wall having a depending nger-piece 26. Uponlifting this tab 24 upwardly by means of the linger-piece from theoutside of the carton, the slot 22 may be opened, and when the tab isbrought down the opening is closed.

Before completely folding and pasting the blank to form the carton, thellap 10 on lthe upper end of the 2,771,227 Patented Nov. 20,1 1956 sidewall 6 is folded on the lines 16 and 18 so as to form a horizontalportion 28 and a downwardly and outwardly inclined portion 30 and ailange 32. This ilange 32 is adhesively secured to the inner side of theside wall 6, and the horizontal portion 28 is adhesively secured to theoverlying tlaps 8. The spacing of the fold lines is such that the foldline 16 and lower edge of the Opening 2 0 is positioned substantiallyflush with the lower edge of the opening 22, and the inclined portion isarranged at an angle of substantially 45 degrees.

During shipment and when the carton is not in use, the tab 24 may beswung down to close opening 22. As this tab is cut out of the materialof the side wall and hence is a close t in the opening, and as thefinger-piece 26 extends over the securing ilange 32, the tab 24 iseiectively held closed.

To dispense measured quantities of the contents of the carton, thedispensing opening 22 is opened and the carton is tilted sidewise untilthe llap portion 30 reaches a substantially horizontal position. As itapproaches this position the contents of the carton are free to flow bygravity through the opening 20 and into the measuring pocket formed bythe inclined portion or baille 30, the portion 28 and the side Wall 6.When the contents of the carton has lled the measuring pocketsuiliciently to fill and thus close the opening 20, the llow of thematerial into the pocket is necessarily stopped, this occurringsubstantially as the baille 30 reaches or slightly passes its horizontalposition during the tilting of the carton. When this occurs, the userthen tilts the carton in the opposite direction until the material ilowsfrom the measuring pocket down through the dispensing opening 22, thisoccurring when the carton has been returned a sulllcient distance towardupright position to permit the contents in the measuring pocket to llowby gravity out through the dispensing opening.

With cartons of the character described that have heretofore been ingeneral commercial use, the dispensing of the contents has been throughan opening in the upper end of one side Wall of the carton, and it hasbeen dilllcult to regulate the quantity of material thus dispensed tothe desired quantity, with the result that a quantity greater than whatwas desired might be dispensed.

It will be apparent that with my improved carton an accurately measuredquantity may be dispensed at all times.

When the carton has thus been used, the dispensing opening 22 may betightly Iclosed by means of the ap 24.

It will also be apparent that my improved carton may be easily formedfrom the same size blank as cartons having no measuring pockets, andthat the measuring pocket does not add materially to the cost of thecarton.

What I claim is:

1. A container of the class described having front and rear walls, sidewalls, and top and bottom walls, said top and bottom walls being formedof overlying ilaps on the ends of the front, rear and side walls, thellap on the upper end of one of the side Walls being bent on a linespaced a distance from its inner end to form a downwardly inclinedbaille having its upper end spaced from the side Wall and its lower endsecured to said side wall, said baille, the opposite portion of saidside wall and the inner portion of said tlap forming a measuring pocket,the upper end portion of said baille having a slot through which thecontents of the container may flow by gravity into said pocket when thecontainer is tilted downwardly to a suitable position, and the portionof the side wall opposite the lower end portion of said baille beingprovided with a slot so as to permit the contents 'of the pocket to flowfrom the container when the container isy tilted in the oppositedirection to a suitable position.

mentioned ap has the portion thereof between its inner v end and theupper end of the bafe adhesively secured to the underside of the flapsof the front and rear walls that form the top wall ofthe carton, and has'its outer end portion, adjacent the lower end of the baie, adhesivelysecured to the side wall.

3. A structure according to claim 2 in which said slot Ain said sideWall extends substantially the width of Asaid Wall, and i's formed by aap cut in the side Wall adapted to be bent upwardly to open the slot andbent downward- 1y to close the slot, said ap having a linger `tab at itslow-er end adapted `when the flap is closed to engagesaid lower end`portion of the baffleiap 4. A structure according to claim 1 in whichthe slot in the bale extends centrally and is of a length substantially5 one-third the width of the baffle, and its width is substantiallyone-third its iength.

Rice Oct. 17, 1933 Rice Dec. 11, 1934

